Help me create a bootable USB

[Bramsey88]

Hello all, I'm really hoping someone can help me out- I have completely screwed up my little toshiba netbook and am trying to install windows 7 with an iOS on a bootable usb- how can I create that with my surface? Seeing as it doesn't have any optical drive (that I'm aware of) and I cannot download any programs to burn the ISO to the usb... PLEASE HELP! My surface is the only access I have to any computer system...

 

[XpNiNjA]

what is a surface? are you trying to re-install windows? did you boot into recovery mode?

 

[Bramsey88]

A surface is a Microsoft tablet- but it runs on windows 8 rt which can't download any programs or anything- I wiped my netbook and I tried to create a bootable usb just by moving the ISO files on to the usb but that resulted in a installation screen loop---??? Don't know what to do now...

 

[XpNiNjA]

you can't just move them you have to burn/mount it as a Disc Image

try going to the library download a small Linux version burn iso to disc or usb then you can install an iso program and burn the windows image or just try Mounting the windows iso Linux would be an easier choice

 

[Bramsey88]

How do I mount it?

 

[XpNiNjA]

right click the iso file or find a program how are you online if you have no other access?

 

[Bramsey88]

I'm on my phone! Lol... I want to mount it to the usb instead of the virtual DVD drive... Any suggestions?

 

[AddRAM]

All you need is a working computer, don`t you know anyone with a pc ?

Just download the iso and use Wintobootic to put the iso on the flash drive.

But, how are you gonna activate Windows 7 if your Surface came with Windows 8 ?

http://www.mydigitallife.info/official-windows-7-sp1-iso-from-digital-river/

WiNToBootic bootable usb drive windows vista/7/8 - Bootable USB | Bootable USB

 

[gregrocker]

Everything needed is provided in http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/219487-clean-reinstall-factory-oem-windows-7-a.html#post1839164

 

[theog]

   Information

We always assume you have made your Recovery Disks using the OEM manufacturer's Recovery Media Creator app the first day you had your new PC.
& made the Startup Repair CD.
startup repair disc-create
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Did you make the OEM manufacturer's Recovery Disks?



You can order Microsoft official OEM Recovery disks from your OEM manufacturer's website.




How to use Toshiba Recovery.
http://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/kb0/HTD7C02140000R01.htm
http://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/kb0/HTD1303440001R01.htm
You can order Toshiba Recovery disks from here:
https://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/support/jsp/serviceUnitVerification.jsp